Fall in Northern German construction

The number of employed in the construction business in Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg fell in the first half of 2015 with respectively two and seven per cent compared to last year, reports Statistikamt Nord.
The amount of work also decreased. The number of registered working hours in the construction business fell with two per cent in Schleswig-Holstein and one per cent in Hamburg.

Employment figures in the construction business were 22,100 in Schleswig-Holstein and 8,200 in Hamburg for the first half of 2015.